Identifying the source allowed the researchers to go a step further and find the animal’s DNA code for synthesizing the chemical.
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Sought-after anti-cancer compound found in soft corals
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Anti-Asian hate tweets during COVID-19
May 24, 2022
Anti-Asian hate language surged between January and March of 2020 with clusters of hateful tweets spread across the contiguous U.S. that varied in size, strength distribution and location.
Chemists’ HAT trick for greener chemical synthesis
May 20, 2022
An interdisciplinary collaboration borrows a technique from energy storage chemistry to improve chemical synthesis.
$34M to prevent and treat epilepsy
May 19, 2022
The College of Pharmacy’s Anticonvulsant Drug Development Program won a five-year $34 million contract renewal to test and identify therapeutics for preventing and treating drug-resistant epilepsy.
Study explores climate influences on snowmelt-fed water supplies
May 17, 2022
Three decades of research show three factors that can help predict how climate change will impact critical snowmelt-driven water supplies nationwide.
More than a status
May 16, 2022
Navigating notions of illegality as undocumented students.
Searching for life in the universe
May 16, 2022
“Is there life out there?” It’s the one question that has puzzled humankind for centuries.
Post-Roe, millions will travel farther for abortion care
May 11, 2022
State-level legislation that restricts abortions would create “abortion care deserts” that primarily impact people of color and those in poverty.
Climate change increases risks of tree death
May 12, 2022
Threats from fire, drought and insects could reshape U.S. forests.
What we’re still learning about how trees grow
May 12, 2022
Fundamental questions remain about what factors limit tree growth. A new study may hold answers.